Gadget of the Week

Beautiful and Rich

MacBook Pro 13-inch.

NEAR THE END OF MY ENCOUNTER WITH the Apple MacBook Pro, I inadvertently performed the sort of test laptop users -- and laptops -- dread: I let the sleek machine slip out of my hands and straight onto the floor.

The computer suffered no visible harm, and kept running smoothly in defiance of my clumsiness. (My hardwood floor was slightly...